May 18, 2013

Ball State student Allison Jacob crowned 2013 500 Festival Queen

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The 500 Festival announced today that Allison Jacob of Indianapolis was crowned the 2013 500 Festival Queen at the Breakfast at the Brickyard, presented by ProLiance Energy, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway®. Jacob is a junior at Ball State University where she is majoring in Public Relations and Communication. She is one of 33 young women who were selected for the 2013 500 Festival … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Pole Day Qualifying Order

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Pole Day qualifying for the 97th Indianapolis 500 starts at 11am, and the first 24 spots are up for grabs. 1) 40 TBA 2) 9 Scott Dixon (W) 3) 14 Takuma Sato 4) 15 Graham Rahal 5) 14T Takuma Sato 6) 2 AJ Allmendinger (R) 7) 6T Sebastian Saavedra 8) 91 Buddy Lazier (W) 9) 8T Ryan Briscoe 10) 78 Simona de Silvestro 11) 83T Charlie Kimball 12) 40T TBA 12A) 60T Townsend Bell 14) 27 … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Fast Friday Top Five

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At 2:15 p.m. the ambient temperature was 81 degrees with a relative humidity of 47 percent and winds from the east at 2 mph. Skies were cloudy. The track temperature was 102 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. At 3:15 p.m. rain began falling and at  3:42 p.m. the track closed for the day due to rain. #5 E.J. Viso fastest at 229.537 mph, the fastest lap of the month. The top five … [Read more...]

97th Indianapolis 500 Day 6 Top Five

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All 33 drivers assigned to cars at this event were on track today for the first time this month. #91 Buddy Lazier was on track for the first time today. At 5 p.m. the ambient temperature was 83 degrees with a relative humidity of 42 percent and variable winds at 3 mph. Skies were mostly sunny. The track temperature was 118 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. The top five speeds of … [Read more...]

97th Indy 500 (2013) Day 6 Pictures

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97th Indianapolis 500 Day 5 Top Five

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Thirty-two of the thirty-three drivers were on the track today, turing in a combined 2,165 laps, on a very warm, but lovely afternoon. At 4pm the the ambient temperature was 91 degrees with a relative humidity of 34 percent and winds from the west-southwest at 8 mph, gusting to 16 mph. Skies were mostly cloudy. The track temperature was 126 degrees, according to Firestone engineers The … [Read more...]

97th Indy 500 (2013) Day 5 Pictures

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97th Indianapolis 500 Day 4 Top Five

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Thirty-two of the thirty-three drivers were on the track today, turing in a combined 2,226 laps. he ambient temperature was 87 degrees with a relative humidity of 34 percent and winds from the west-southwest at 5 mph. Skies were sunny. The track temperature was 117 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. The top five speeds of the day were: 1) #25* James Hinchcliffe @ 224.210mph … [Read more...]

97th Indy 500 (2013) Day 4 Pictures

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97th Indianapolis 500 Day 3 Top Five

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At 4:30 p.m. the ambient temperature was 65 degrees with a relative humidity of 21 percent and winds from the west-northwest at 7 mph. Skies were sunny. The track temperature was 104 degrees, according to Firestone engineers. The top five speeds of the day were: 1) #25 Marco Andretti @ 225.100 mph (39.9823) 2) #3 Helio Castroneves @ 225.075 mph (39.9866) 3) #1 Ryan Hunter-Reay @ … [Read more...]